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http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationBlogEngine.NET 3.0.0.0en-UShttp://stocktoninjurylawyerblog.com/opml.axdAdminPersonal Injury Attorney Blog0.0000000.000000Squaw Valley skydiver killed after mid-air collision<p>Two parachutists collided in midair in Acampo on Tuesday afternoon, killing a man from Squaw Valley and prompting an investigation by the FAA, officials said.<br><br>Professional skier and BASE jumper Timy Dutton, 27, was killed 30 seconds into Tuesday's jump.<br><span></span><br><span></span>The survivor -- who has not yet been identified -- was hurt in the accident as well, investigators confirmed.<br><span></span><br><span></span><a href="http://www.kcra.com/news/man-dies-in-midair-skydiving-collision/25725882" target="_blank"><strong>Watch report: Man dies in mid-air skydiving collision</strong></a><br><span></span><br><span></span>The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department took a call reporting the incident about 1:30 p.m., and then emergency crews headed out to the Parachute Center, 23500 N. Highway 99.<br><span></span><br><span></span>The men involved are extremely experienced divers, said Bill Dause, the owner of the Parachute Center. Both had done 400 to 500 jumps apiece previously, he added.<br><span></span><br><span></span>The divers jumped together and they were friends, Dause said. At least one of the men wore a wingsuit, which has more material and causes a skydiver to go faster, Dause added.<br><span></span><br><span></span>"They hit probably 30 seconds after they left air," the owner told KCRA 3. "One guy has a broken leg, and he says he ran into the other guy, or the other guy ran into him and knocked him out -- because the parachute had no deployment whatsoever."<br><span></span><br><span></span>Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth told KCRA 3's Deirdre Fitzpatrick he had gone skydiving with Dutton many times.<br><span></span><br><span></span>“I would say he was as a young man, a very much a positive force and source of energy in the community," Wirth said. "He was fun-loving, lighthearted, affable and always smiling. He loved flying and jumping. We always had fun in the air."<br><span></span><br><span></span>Wirth added that Dutton appeared in several Warren Miller films that were shot at Squaw and was a "phenomenal skier and big mountain athlete."<br><span></span><br></p>http://stocktoninjurylawyerblog.com/post/squaw-valley-skydiver-killed-after-mid-air-collision
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